Photographers use their observations to find some anomalies and then feel smug. I can understand this self-satisfaction, because this way you can feel your soul, even though your body is walking around like a robot, seemingly repeating itself every day. Only photography can reflect what I think and what I find unusual.
From a distance, taking blurry pictures can be beautiful and emotional. From a distance, everything is beautiful.
Most photographers are rigorous in their pictures. While I appreciate rigor and seriousness, my own photography is not as strict. I forgive myself for sloppy composition, as it allows me to truly enjoy the art of photography.
When you lift your camera, you cease to be a local.
As a street photographer, I am frequently asked if I have visited the Grand Canyon or Nepal. Despite the assumption that I must travel extensively to capture my shots, I consider myself a local photographer. People are often confused by this term and wonder how I can take interesting photos without traveling far.
Perhaps they are overlooking the fact that flowers bloom in abundance both locally and abroad during the spring season. Spring is everywhere as long as it’s enjoyable. Wherever there is photography, there are moments. Now that is local photography.
If changing your style of photography is diligence, I’m more like laziness.
It is said that the key to street photography is not skill, but persistence. I don’t like to stick to one thing, but then again street photography never stops, photography for me is more like laziness that doesn’t want to change.
Typically, we take photos to share with family and friends, creating a sense of familiarity. However, these photos can often appear stiff and unnatural.
The photographer and the viewer are both strangers, which creates a sense of unfamiliarity. Street photography is a unique way of life, as it involves constantly interacting with strangers. On the other hand, street photography is free and captures strangers in candid moments. It doesn’t matter where you go from wherever you are, what matters is to keep an unknown mindset and look for framing in the strangeness.
In fact, street photography often evokes a sense of familiarity. This may seem contradictory, but it is true.
Failure is the mother of success, but unsuccessful photos will not lead to successful ones. Each photo should give the photographer a sense of accomplishment so that it will last. Poor photos don’t lead to good ones; in most cases, they turn people into gearheads.
The key skill in street photography is overcoming cowardice. While it may be evident that there is no special moment to capture, it is important to press the shutter frequently to exercise both technical ability and courage. When the true ‘decisive moment’ arrives, you will be able to press the shutter with ease.
If you aspire to pursue street photography, you must work on your bravery and act promptly, or you will never achieve your goal.
If you have a nagging feeling when you lock the door, as if you have forgotten something, you will always find out later that you have indeed forgotten something. It could be the batteries, or the memory card.
Street photography also demands a sixth sense. When walking down the street, I often feel compelled to capture moments with my camera. Without much thought, I prepare my camera in anticipation of the perfect shot, and more often than not, the opportunity presents itself.
Perhaps like poets, photographers possess a sixth sense that allows them to capture inspiration in their work. In my view, photographers are poets in their own right, crafting prose poems through their lens that capture the essence of everyday life.
Walking music, still photography. Walking photography, still music
Sometimes, I swing to the rhythm. In fact, at this moment, we ourselves are the music. Music is the frequency of our beating hearts, and people are, in fact, the beating soul. Photography is not static; it is a series of fixed notes. When multiple photos flow together, they create a wonderful melody.